Copied from another reflector:
I have been checking into weather and atmospheric pressure forecast maps for
the weekend and the DX'ing looks to be good, but not great. The best chance
is to shoot for the eastern one third of the country on 20 meters, 15, 10,
and maybe 6 during the day. Sporadic E-Layer skip will be our friend during
daylight. The far west coast may be in play later in the day. Forty meters
should improve (while 6 fades away) as the afternoon wears on and the
D-Layer diminishes. Eighty meters won't be very busy until after dark when
the F layer comes into play. I don't see a good likelihood of any evening
tropospheric ducting action. That's a shame because there was some
interesting tropo on the public service VHF frequencies the other night.
Here's what IS something to watch for: The Saharan Dust cloud that's
crossing the big pond may come into play. The cloud could give us a
reflective pathway into Central and South America. Ten through twenty meters
seem to be the best bets for any activity there.
That's the way my research predicts how propagation will be this weekend. Of
course, in true form, it may turn out to be the exact opposite.
But isn't that what makes Ham Radio so much fun?
73/161,
Allen R. Brier N5XZ
1515 Windloch Lane
Richmond, TX 77406 USA
713-705-4801
[email protected]
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